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Event
Gathering Bones at Twilight Gallery
Sound score by Paurl Walsh
Choreography by Maya Soto
Performed by Danica Bito, Becca Blackwell, Jana Kincl, Erin McIntire, and Maya Soto
Gathering Bones is revisited up close and in the round, as a site specific performance at Twilight Gallery. The performance takes place in conjunction with the gallery's upcoming exhibit, Our Daily Armor: Woman as Warrior in Contemporary Art and Adornment.
Gathering Bones is an evening length performance experience exploring themes of internal personal power, feminism and femininity through dance and music. This movement collage dives into princess, warrior and queen archetypes through a variety of cultural histories and resources. Gathering Bones goes back in time, exploring stories and myths of powerful and wild women.
Gathering Bones premiered in Seattle on May 18 and 19, 2013 at Velocity Dance Center. After sold out houses and rave reviews, Gathering Bones toured to Portland for Pacific Dance Makers in June and Conduit's Dance+ Festival in July 2013.
Gathering Bones at Twilight Gallery offers the audience a chance to experience this work in the round, up close and personal. Five dancers bring the gallery space to life with powerful movement and visual imagery. Step inside and witness the journey. With only 40 seats available, audience will watch from within the dance, sitting on the floor or standing with the dancers in the performance space. This is a rare and intimate performance experience not to be missed.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Maya Soto is truly a Pacific Northwest artist. She is a choreographer, performer and dance educator based in Seattle, WA. Originally from the Portland area, she has been calling Seattle home since 1999. She is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts. She draws inspiration from integrating a wide variety of movement forms,styles and cultural influences. Her work brings together classical dance training and a sense of play and entertainment.
Her choreography has been performed at venues including On the Boards, Velocity Dance Center, the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, Merlino Arts Center and Tacoma Museum of Glass. Festival commissions include: Northwest New Works Festival (SEA), BOOST Dance Festival (SEA), Pacific Dance Makers (PDX), Seattle International Dance Festival (SEA), Conduit's Dance+ Festival (PDX), Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts (Port Angeles), SITEWORKS (Tacoma) and the Arts in Nature Festival (SEA).
From 2003-2012, Soto co-directed NorthWest Dance Syndrome (NWDS). Through her long standing collaboration with NWDS, she created three evening length works Americanism (2005), Red Tent (2006) and Junknation (2009) along with numerous shorter dances and dance films Nocturne (2007) and The Snapping Point: The Movie (2012). Her work with NWDS received support from Allied Arts Foundation and Walrus Performance Productions.
As a performer, she has worked on various projects with many notable artists and companies including LeGendre Performance Group, Big Red Dance Company, Amy O'Neal, Sandstrommovement, KT Neihoff, and Marlo Martin. Currently, she is dancing for Michele Miller/Catapult Dance.
For more information about Maya Soto and Gathering Bones see mayasotodance.com
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LocationTwilight Gallery & Boutique (View)
4306 SW Alaska Street
Seattle, WA 98116
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 8 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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